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How a piece of history was remade in the Nicola Valley David Dyck THE MERRITT HERALD

It’s the subject of articles, news stories, and potentially a documentary. Nearly half a century ago it travelled through continents, forded rivers and crossed jungles, carrying two young men who would go on to achieve great things in their respective fields. Now, the old Land Rover named Grizzly Torque has been rediscovered and brought back to life. It was one of the vehicles parked in Central Park last weekend for the annual Show ‘n’ Shine. But one thing that isn’t as well known about

Grizzly Torque’s resurrection is that a big part of it is thanks to craftsmen and workers in the Nicola Valley. To understand the significance of the vehicle, we have to rewind to 1956. Two young men, Robert Bateman and Bristol Foster, had the custom Land Rover made in England, before taking it 60,000 kilometres around the world. They visited India, Africa, Southeast Asia and Australia, recording their adventures for the Toronto Telegram.

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It’s a wait and see year for the chamber of commerce when it comes to the Rockin’ River Music Festival. Reviving the country music scene in Merritt, this four-day event has been ongoing for six years in Mission, B.C. and will host its first festival in the Country Music Capital of Canada this weekend. Etelka Gillespie, the chamber of commerce’s manager, said the festival’s inaugural year in Merritt is being used to gauge the community’s response, and is essentially a fact-finding year. Chamber of commerce director Julie Van Koll said that while the music festival was well established in Mission, it hasn’t been established yet in Merritt. This is essentially why the chamber of commerce will be testing a modest roster of business-stimulating activities for the festival, including an outdoor mall at Spirit Square, shuttle bus stops between businesses and the festival grounds and an activity based on the TV show The Amazing Race. The chamber of commerce has also recruited nearly 50 volunteers from the community to work the beer garden at the festival, Van Koll said. In exchange for their services, volunteers will be given free pass-

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es to the festival, and the chamber of commerce will be getting a cut of the alcohol sales. Gillespie said she wasn’t willing to disclose what it is costing the chamber of commerce to host these initiatives to the Herald. She said a small volunteer pool to draw from has limited what initiatives the chamber of commerce can accommodate. “If we had more volunteers, our resources would be way better,” she said. Gillespie said she doesn’t know what type of cash-flow injection the Rockin’ River Music Festival will bring to Merritt. “We have to monitor it this year to find out,” Gillespie said. Rockin’ River Music Festival organizer Kenny Hess said they sold fewer tickets than they expected to heading into the festival. “We have a smaller than usual crowd, but we’re excited and we’re looking forward to the show,” Hess said. Last October when Hess announced his festival was coming to Merritt, he said he’s hoping the event draws about 15,000 people per day to the site. “We’re at half that,” Hess told the Herald on Wednesday in a phone interview.

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From Page 1 Fourteen months later, they shipped the truck back to Canada, and after Bateman sold it in Toronto it was lost to history. Robert Bateman would go on to become a prolific wildlife painter, while Bristol Foster would have a profound impact in the field of biology.

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REDISCOVERY Their former vehicle did not enjoy a similar prominence, and its finding was almost by accident. Stuart Longair, an antique Land Rover enthusiast in B.C., had come into possession of it years ago, but had no idea what the history was behind it. It sat on his friend and fellow restoration enthusiast Allan Simpson’s ranch 80 kilometres northwest of Merritt. Then, late last year, Longair saw an old picture of the two men on their adventure, and thought that the Grizzly Torque looked remarkably similar to the pile of scrap and rust sitting at Simpson’s ranch. Sure enough, Foster came up to verify that was the one. “It was funny when Bristol came and identified it, he got within about 10 feet of it and said, ‘Oh, that’s the truck!’” remembered Simpson. “And I went, ‘No, no, no, you’re going to have to do better than that.” So Foster asked them to roll up the driver’s side window to see if it was Plexiglass. Sure enough, it was, installed in India after they accidentally rolled the vehicle, blowing out the glass window. Just to be really certain, they also checked serial numbers to verify that it was the same truck.

REBUILDING From the point Longair realized what he had up to now has been a flurry of restoration activity, spearheaded by Simpson’s experience and expertise. But they had plenty of help from around the valley as well. “I may be the owner, but it’s sort of a communal thing — I’m just the custodian,” said Longair. He said he wasn’t sure how Simpson got the vehicle back together, but he did. “That’s where Allan’s brilliance came in,” he said. Simpson maintained a similarly humble attitude about the project. “It happens in my shop, but a lot of the work was done in different shops in Merritt,” he said. Parts came in from all over the world — original, 1957 parts. Headlights from Malaysia, taillights from Australia, a dimmer switch from India, tires from Washington. A lot of them came from England, still new, packaged in 1956.

The Grizzly Torque at last weekend’s Nicola Valley Cruisers car show, complete with Bateman’s paintings Bateman recreated along the side. Ian Webster/Herald

But much of the work was done here, and Simpson reached out to his network of contacts that he would go to for other restoration jobs. “I’m aware of all these fellows, and it’s like a guild. You bring in the people that you need for whatever the project is,” he said. “When I was younger I used to do absolutely everything myself. Now I tend to send out certain things that I know some people can do better than me.”

HUNDREDS OF HOURS The frame and aluminum repair was done by Rob Boley, and the body and paint work was done by Paul Thomson, both of whom work for Barry Jackson of Jackson’s Welding Ltd. in Merritt. Cory Hepper is a metal worker in Lower Nicola, who did some of the steel fabrication on the front of the vehicle. Visible examples of his work are the turn signal lights on each of the front fenders, as well as the visor that sits over the windshield. Some of that work had to be done by closely examining old photographs of the truck in its original condition. “Lots of pictures, and measuring off the originals as best you can, stuff like that,” he said. In the case of the visor, he had to build that by hand, since the original was lost. In old photographs, however, there’s a dent firmly in the passenger side, where that’s missing from the restoration. “Bristol Foster, he asked me if I could put the dent in it, too,” he said, remembering one of his visits. “I said yeah, I could do

it, but no,” he laughed. He said of all the different kinds of projects and jobs he’s had over the 25 some years he’s been working in metal, this one was one of the more notable ones. “Everybody that was part of the team, we all enjoyed it and had a good time,” he said.

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THE DETAILS Those men put in hundreds and hundreds of hours on the vehicle, working hard to get in done in a matter of weeks. But there were smaller, specialized jobs that needed to be done as well. Andy Knight, a saddle maker in Lower Nicola was contracted to remake the straps that held the folding bunks in the back of the truck to the ceiling. He was able to refurbish the original buckles to attach to new leather. “You would had no idea that they were originally bronze buckles, but we cleaned them up,” said Knight. The flooring of the vehicle was put in by Kerry Bloom, owner of The Rediscovered Wooden Floor Company in Lower Nicola — though this floor wasn’t wood, it was Marmoleum. Also known as “battleship linoleum,” the surfacing material is renowned for being tough and durable. The brake and clutch linkage was done by Merritt Machine. Merritt Radiator cleaned and repaired the radiator.

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Second quarter police report The following is an excerpt from the City of Merritt regular council meeting agenda for July 28, 2015 Merritt detachment policing activity report second quarter: April to June 2015 During the second quarter of 2015, general duty members responded to 1,668 calls for service. Regular patrols are being made in the downtown area, which have resulted in the arrests of intoxicated

persons and the seizure of significant amounts of alcohol. This trend is consistent during specific dates throughout the month. During this quarter, Merritt Detachment members have processed 238 prisoners. Of note, we have received 88 911 emergency calls. All 911 calls are investigated to determine if an emergency exists, in this quarter 82 of those calls were determined to be false. Merritt officers continue to be busy investigating impaired driving offences. In this quarter, 31 drivers had

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Mile House (1) and Lytton (1). Central Interior Traffic Services also processed 27 drivers for impaired driving investigations. Sixteen of these investigations occurred within the city limits of Merritt, while the other 11 occurred outside the city limits. Of the 27 drivers, 11 were from Merritt while the other 16 were drivers from around the province. Several officers obtained training in areas such as search warrant drafting, carbine use, operational skills training and TEAM scheduling.

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From Page 1 He said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expecting the amount of tickets sold at the door to be above expectation. Sturgis Canada cancelled the final day of 2014â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music festival, which Hess speculated may be hesitant to buy tickets in advance. He added that his staff have been taking multiple calls from people asking if there are tickets available at the door. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Look at the artists we have, we have Lady Antebellum, we have Dirks Bentley, we have Ridley Bent, we have Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, we got Chris Young â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all of these fantastic artists â&#x20AC;&#x201D; so whether we get 5,000 or 15,0000 [attendees] theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get an absolutely, world class, amazing show,â&#x20AC;? he said. Hess said he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t willing to disclose the exact number of tickets the festival has sold to date. Anoop Sekhon, president of Tourism Nicola Valley and manager of the Ramada hotel said the hotel is filling up for the weekend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s busier than usual,â&#x20AC;? Sekhon said. A search of available rooms for Merritt hotels on Expedia.ca shows the Super 8, Inn Town Suites, Knights Inn, Sportsman Motel, Travelodge and Quality Inn are all booked up this weekend. Sekhon said this festival should bring exposure to Merritt with increased tourism. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You bring individuals in town, they buy groceries, they buy liquor, they stay the night, they eat in the restaurants,â&#x20AC;? Sekhon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I mean itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proven from the previous festival,â&#x20AC;? he said in reference to the now defunct Merritt Mountain Music Festival. Gillespie said the chamber of commerce is working as best it can in partnership with Merrittâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new country music festival. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They also have a tough year just fact finding and setting things up because they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what to expect either,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ideaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to help them as much as we can, and then we can set more of a guideline for next year.â&#x20AC;?

Merrittâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business sector is preparing for the economic windfall the Rockinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; River Music Festival is expected to bring. Some of the business-stimulating initiatives spearheaded by the chamber of commerce to expect this weekend include an outdoor mall at Spirit Square, shuttle bus stops between businesses and the festival grounds and an activity based on the TV show The Amazing Race. The chamber of commerce opted not to host the mall along the street, which may have been familiar to those who remember the Merritt Mountain Music Festival, becuase this is the Rockinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; River Music Festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first year in Merritt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to go too big,â&#x20AC;? chamber of commerce director Julie Van Koll said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And we want to have the buy in from the merchants on Quilchena [Avenue],â&#x20AC;? she said noting not all businesses were on board for closing down that roadway for a street mall.

Van Koll said if the Spirit Square experiment is successful, the mall could be expanded during next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s festival. Gillespie said one reason for the small scale of the outdoor mall is the chamberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s limited amount of volunteers. She also said this location is a more controllable area and will allow them to utilize the stage area for musical acts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing it at this scale to test out the waters and see how well received it is,â&#x20AC;? Gillespie said. There are about 12 businesses that have signed up for booths. Food, wares, information and even some musical acts, such as festival organizer Kenny Hess, are expected at the mall, which opens today at 10 a.m. and runs through Saturday. A schedule of acts at the mall wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t available by the Heraldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s press deadline. The cost to participating businesses is $100 per day to set up a booth at the mall. Some businesses in the downtown have decided to forgo the mall in favour of set-

ting up a display outside their shops along the sidewalk to capitalize on the influx of people expected this weekend. Jeanine Gustafson, owner of the souvenir shop Vision Quest â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which is located down the street from the square â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is one of the businesses doing this. She said she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the staff available to be in two places at once, which is why she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bother to join the others in Spirit Square. The Amazing Race initiative is another way to familiarize festivalgoers with Merritt businesses.

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HERALD OPINION Free trade in milk, eggs, even logs? VICTORIA – One of the rituals of life in southern B.C. communities is cross-border shopping for certain items. TOM FLETCHER Even B.C. corner store VIEWS owners are known to pop down to Washington border towns to load up a van with U.S. milk, taking advantage of a price difference generated by our “supply management” system. The recent slide in the Canadian dollar reduces this pressure in the short term, but the fact remains that dairy producers are propped up in Canada. And that’s increasingly a problem as Canada pursues entry into the Trans Pacific Partnership, the next big trade deal. With the U.S., Japan, Australia, New Zealand and other countries involved, it would form the largest trading bloc in the world. Canada uses tariffs of up to 300 per cent to protect its dairy and poultry industries from foreign imports, and the higher domestic price on milk and eggs is a burden that falls most heavily on poor people. The industry group Dairy Farmers of Canada and others argue that reducing or removing Canada’s import protection won’t change the huge farm subsidies paid by European and U.S. governments. The recent trade agreement between Canada and the European Union has already chipped away at this protection. The Conservative government is tiptoeing on this issue as a fall election approaches, with rural seats across the country at stake.

The hypocrisy of banning hunting shows from Canadian television OTHMAR VOHRINGER The OUTDOORSMAN In September of 2012 Shaw Media announced that the very popular Canadian hunting TV

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YOUR OPINION CRTC fine with displays of violence against humans, but won’t allow time-honoured tradition of hunting From Page 6 Ordinary people, who, up until the airing of these shows, often only had the animal rights view of hunting were beginning to understand that hunters are not the barbaric uncaring bambi-killers as so often depicted. This new awareness — brought about by quality hunting programs — began to call the true motivation of radical animal rights organizations into question. The hunting community wasn’t about to take the ban on these shows lying down. Thousands of emails flooded the Shaw Media inbox and a petition to bring the shows back had almost a million signatures. Shaw Media responded by bringing the program Canada in the Rough back, but at the ungodly hour of 5 a.m. on Sunday. Still this did not deter the loyal viewers, as perhaps was anticipated by the television programmers. Now, three years later, we are seeing another assault on Canada in the Rough. The show’s producers received notice from Shaw Media stating that they would not sell them any more airtime. A Canadian show that is aired in America and in over 27 other countries is now banned from its native country. Shaw Media’s reason for refusing to sell airtime was that it considered the show as a promoter of firearms and hunting which it considers to be politically incorrect. The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) backed that decision of Shaw Media and simultaneously announced that they had dropped the Canadian

Millions of men, women and youth — as lawabiding, ethical and responsible stewards of wildlife and nature — partake in hunting.

content requirement for television stations to operate in Canada, especially hunting shows because they depict violence. This is the same CRTC that seems to have no problems with a show like “Criminal Minds” where every episode a twisted villain is depicted killing or torturing people in as many gruesome ways that can be imagined; usually in slow motion and in close up detail. It is only one show of many that depict horrendous amounts of despicable violence against humans that the CRTC finds acceptable. Millions of men, women and youth — as law-abiding, ethical and responsible stewards of wildlife and nature — partake in hunting. Hunting is a time-honoured tradition that is protected by the laws of Canada. We really have to wonder how far this liberal political correct nonsense will be taken where the message seems to be that it is okay to show movies and television series competing with each other in the most obscene display of violence against people, but taking part in the oldest traditions of hunting and providing your family with natural meat for the dinner table is somehow construed as a politically incorrect promotion of violence.

Competition helped out other industries in B.C. From Page 6 But the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand have deregulated their dairy industries and the Canadian industry is already facing increased cheese imports due to the European Union agreement. It’s an issue to watch as the federal election heats up. The NDP has positioned itself as a defender of supply management, a particularly touchy issue in rural Quebec, while the federal Liberals are committed to keeping up with the U.S. and joining the TransPacific Partnership. The trend toward freer trade is broad and long. The Harper government ended the monopoly of the Canadian Wheat Board in 2012, and grain growers continue to compete globally. A trade deal with Korea saw tariffs come off Korean import vehicles, and life goes on. Another controlled and protected commodity that is seldom discussed is logs. That’s changed with the push for the Trans Pacific Partnership, as Japan protests federal and provincial restrictions that push up the cost of logs for export. Ottawa regulates

Another controlled and protected commodity that is seldom discussed is logs. That’s changed with the push for the Trans Pacific Partnership, as Japan protests federal and provincial restrictions that push up the cost of logs for export. the export of private land logs, but only in B.C. This is a longstanding irritant for private land owners, holding the domestic price for premium “J grade” Douglas fir logs below $80 per cubic metre while the price in Asia and Washington state has climbed above $100. The U.S. has long complained about B.C.’s cheap Crown land stumpage and low domestic log prices in general, viewing them as a subsidy to lumber production. Indeed, this whole protection apparatus is designed to stimulate domestic milling, although it doesn’t seem to be working. The main investment by B.C. forest companies recently has been buying southern U.S. sawmills. The coastal industry has maintained that profits from log exports are keeping

logging alive, paying for the harvest and processing of logs in B.C. With Pacific trade talks in the background, pushed hard by U.S. President Barack Obama, the latest Canada-U.S. lumber agreement is due to expire in October. It will be more difficult to defend what University of Alberta economist Jack Mintz calls a “Soviet-style approach to price determination.” B.C. used to do something similar to this with wine, protecting a backward industry cranking out mostly god-awful plonk. Competition made the wine industry better, and now it’s world class. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Taylor Cox had a life changing experience last weekend after witnessing one of several accidents that occurred on Coquihalla Highway. While travelling back home to Merritt from Kamloops at about noon on Sunday, the 20-yearold Merrittonian and her two companions found themselves engulfed an intense rainstorm. Cox was driving southbound and uphill in the middle lane of the highway at 80 km/hr a few kilometres past the Inks Lake brake check when her vehicle was nearly plowed into. A woman driving a red vehicle on the northbound side of the highway lost control of her car and went off the road. The vehicle hit the median ditch and rolled before sliding into the southbound lanes, missing Coxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vehicle by what she said appeared to be four feet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were driving along and then all of a sudden I just saw her come from the northbound lane and she hit the centre ditch, and there was just grass and water flying, and I just screamed,â&#x20AC;? Cox said. Cox said she saw the vehicle flip. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The vehicle] went straight up in the air and I started to slow down and she hit the ground and I realized she was going up for another one and I just threw [my vehicle from] fifth to second gear,â&#x20AC;? Cox said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I could have blown my motor or stalled, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the only thing I could think of doing,â&#x20AC;? Cox said. The vehicle came to a rest in the centre lane, and the crash halted traffic. Cox and her two friends pulled over, got out of their car in the pouring rain and ran to pull the female driver from the wreckage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We thought we were going to be pulling

someone mangled or dead out of there,â&#x20AC;? Cox said. Cox said they opened the passenger door and saw a middle aged woman already attempting to crawl out of the car. She was the lone occupant of the crashed vehicle and appeared to have just a few scratches, but Cox wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure if the woman had suffered any internal damage from the crash. Cox said the woman was screaming and crying when they got her out of the wreckage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never seen someone shaking that hard.â&#x20AC;? Fuel and glass were everywhere, and the crashed car was steaming. Cox called 911, and firefighters and para-

medics arrived shortly afterwards. She said firefighters told her the woman was OK. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This woman needed our help and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all I could think about,â&#x20AC;? Cox said. Instincts kicked in, prompting Cox to get out of her car and check on the woman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be able to live with myself not knowing, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cox said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If she [had] died I would have been thinking I could have done something.â&#x20AC;? Cox said the woman told her she was travelling about 110 km/hr in the rain and hail when she decided to slow down. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She said she just barely touched her brakes, which sent her flying,â&#x20AC;? Cox said.

Cox said she still thinks about what could have happened, noting that had the vehicle hit hers, they would have been slammed into the concrete median along the right side of highway. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been going over in my head,â&#x20AC;? Cox said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know that I did everything that I could have and I did everything right, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just so scary to realize that Sunday could have been a different day, a completely different day.â&#x20AC;? Cox said this experience has taught her to appreciate life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As youth a lot of the time we think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re invincible, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really not true.â&#x20AC;?

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While the numbers of registered vehicles and spectators were down somewhat from years gone by, a few of Mother Nature’s tears failed to dampen the spirits of those in attendance at the annual Nicola Valley Cruisers Show ‘n’ Shine Car Show at Central Park on Sunday. A total of 88 vintage cars and trucks of all makes and models took part in the show, reported Cruisers’ president Al James. “Considering the weather, I thought the show went quite well,” James said. “We found out who the determined car people are anyway.” The membership of the local Cruisers’ club was out in force

with their own vintage vehicles. The travelling conditions affected potential out-of-town participants the most. “It seems we lost quite a few from both the Coast and from the Okanagan because it was raining so hard and even hailing at times,” James said. “We’re just thankful for those who did come, and that nobody got out there and had their vehicle damaged.” This year’s car show saw just two awards presented — the Mayor’s Choice and Best Vintage Car. “We’ve gone away from judging and presenting trophies in all the different categories,” James explained. “It’s a lot of work, and really hard to choose. Even our mayor, Neil Menard, said that

he’d like to give out an award to everyone. Instead, we’ve gone to drawing for prizes that local merchants have donated or the club has purchased. The owner of every registered car on display gets a chance at the prizes.” The variety of cars and trucks on display at this year’s show was tremendous. Some of those that caught this reporter’s eye were the 1930 Model A Ford owned by Dave and Lorna Rallison of Logan Lake, Dave Kenyon’s rare 1977 Chrysler Cordoba out of Chilliwack, Dan Harvey’s 1940 Ford Deluxe ‘cop car,’ Stuart Battie’s outrageously orange 1938 Ford panel truck, Sherry Brabant’s 1935 1.5 ton dump truck, and Ross Olive’s 1940 two-tone Ford Standard Coupe. TWO-TIME WINNER For the second year in a row, Kelowna’s Bob Harison and his immaculate 1942 Ford COE (cab over engine) won the Mayor’s Choice Award (new year, new mayor). As documented last year in the July 31 edition of the Merritt Herald, restoration of the rare vehicle was a labor of love for Harison — a tribute to his son who was tragically killed five years ago in a motorcycle accident. Ian Webster/Herald

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Merritt Constituency Office 2 - 2152 Quilchena Avenue Merritt, BC Phone 250 378-8831 Toll-Free 1 877 378-4802 Email jackie.tegart.mla@leg.bc.ca www.jackietegartmla.bc.ca

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LEGAL

An introduction to everyday law GREG PRATCH Everyday LAW This is the first in what I intend to be a regular legal column in the Merritt Herald. I am hopeful that you will find my articles easy to read, informative and applicable to circumstances that you encounter in your everyday lives. I am a litigation lawyer. This means that I assist clients who are involved in various types of disputes. In other words, I am a lawyer that regularly appears in court and other dispute-resolution

forums. My practice is distinct from those lawyers who have what is called a solicitor’s practice. Lawyers who practice as solicitors assist clients in traditionally non-contentious situations including drafting wills, buying businesses, selling real estate, and other such similar instances. For my first article, I wanted to provide you with some general information on dispute resolution, what court to file a claim in if that becomes necessary, and when it might be a good idea to consult with a lawyer. From a legal perspective, the dispute resolution process is very similar, regardless of whether you are dealing with a contract dispute, personal injury dispute or employment dispute.

Before ever filing a claim with a court, it is strongly advisable to try and resolve the issues with the other party through informal discussions or written communications. If parties can remain objective and are willing to compromise, it is often possible to resolve a dispute without ever having to talk to a lawyer or commence a legal proceeding. Even if emotions run high, it is worth trying to resolve the dispute through written communications in order to avoid the emotions that sometimes come with communicating face-toface. If your efforts to resolve a claim through informal negotiation fail, then you have a few options. You can either decide to walk away from the

dispute, engage a lawyer to assess your claim and assist you in negotiations, or you can decide to file a claim with the courts. This decision is often influenced by the nature of the dispute or how much money is in dispute. In British Columbia, there are two levels of court to commence legal proceedings in — the lower level provincial court (often referred to as small claims court) and the Supreme Court. The provincial court is reserved for claims where there is less than $25,000 in dispute. Disputes where there is more than $25,000 in dispute have to be commenced in the Supreme Court, unless you are willing to sever the portion of your claim above $25,000. In other words, if

you have a claim that is potentially worth $35,000, you could commence that claim in the provincial court, but you would only then be entitled to claim a maximum $25,000 and forgo the $10,000 amount above the limit. So what court should you chose? Often, the decision is easy — if there is less than $25,000 in dispute, it may be that you simply commence the lawsuit in provincial court. Furthermore, beyond the monetary limits, there are advantages and disadvantages to both levels of court. For example, while the provincial court tends to be a quicker, less procedurally complicated process than the Supreme Court, parties in the provincial court do not have access to certain discovery processes that

can be helpful in resolving a claim before it gets to trial. The Supreme Court on the other hand is a more complicated process and tends to be a longer means to resolve a dispute. However, the Supreme Court provides for more detailed processes of getting infor-

mation and documents from the other party — this can be helpful in advancing your claim or defending one brought against you. Whether you want to forgo simplicity for this often depends on the nature and amount of the dispute.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS

Grizzly Torque has already been winning awards From Page 3

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Rick Brown out in Spences Bridge did one of the finishing touches — “Grizzly Torque” above the windshield, and other lettering around the vehicle. Like Hepper, Brown relied on old photographs to recreate the lettering. “I tried to get the heights of it especially, and I had to kind of use something that was on there, like the height of the “Land Rover” sign or something like that, and then kind of compare it with the lettering and see

what was close, because I had to have something visually that I knew the dimensions of,” he said. He made the lettering using a stencil, and then went over it with a brush to make it look like it was brush painted. He said he’d heard Foster had seen it and was impressed with his work. “I hate copying somebody else’s art, but what else do you do?” laughed Brown. “It was really enjoyable doing it, it was just fun to see it done.” Longair described the job as a record

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Spacious panabode home with possible suite potential, close to downtown core. Has 2 bedrms up, 2 down, large gourmet kitchen with oak cabinetry, 3 baths, newer laminate flooring, gas F/P, new furnace & HW tank.

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#2520

#2522

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Well kept 3 bedroom recreation home on Nicola Lake with the kitchen, living room & master bedrm overlooking the lake. Nicely manicured lawns, has fruit trees & a veggie garden. Just 15 minutes from Merritt.

A beautiful oasis to relax on 0.32 acres, with 1100 sq.ft. rancher with 2 bedrms, 2 baths, beautiful kitchen & covered back deck. Nicely landscaped, RV parking, drilled well. Live year round or use as rec. getaway.

Perfect location of 4.3 acres just 25 mins. From Merritt. Features 1800 sq.ft. rancher with upgrades, 4 bedrms, & 2 baths. Includes barn & great shop with concrete floors & smaller outbldgs.

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#2507

#2524

#2525

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5 bedroom, 2 bath character home closed close to schools & easy access to downtown. Home has nice touches with HW flooring, A/C, large fenced lot with big deck & RV parking

Come and see this 1800 sq.ft. rancher, only 6 yrs old, 3 bedrms plus a bonus room above garage, open design kitchen, HW floors, crown moldings, 9 ft ceilings, 2 baths and fenced backyard

Incredible revenue property, side by side fourplex on 1/3 of an acre in prime location. Has been renovated inside & out including roof & system system. Call for full details.

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#2430

#2278

#2392

$199,000

$214,900

COLDWATER HILLS

$295,000

$265,000

Beautiful 10 +/- acre parcel with gorgeous views of the Coldwater River, just 10 minutes from Merritt. Power at lot line & many lots have preapproved building & septic sites. Some lots have wells, but all have a gov’t required hydrology study to assure Buyers of ample domestic water. Call for complete details. #1869

Beautifully maintained 2 level lakeview home on 0.57 acre lot. Area offers year round recreation of boating, water skiing, hiking, ATVing, snowmobiling all from your back door. Home features 14 ft vaulted ceilings, custom kitchen, 4 bedrms, 2 baths, and fully finished bsmt.

#2397

$449,900

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SUITE POTENTIAL

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#2522

AFFORDABLE PRICED

$314,900

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

NEW

2 bedrm manufactured home with huge private sundeck with hot tub, sauna & 30 x 12 work shed all overlooking Nicola River & golf course. One of a kind in a perfect location.

2 bedroom, one level home across from the old Collett Ranch. Great views, has had some upgrades such as plumbing, electrical some flooring in kitchen & roof in 2007. Large fenced backyard with room for RV’s.

Great starter home with 2 bedrooms and 2 baths, and in good area, close to school. Has an attached 17x23 garage/shop. Home needs some TLC of paint and flooring. Perfect for handyman.

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#2515

#2510

$89,900

$149,900

$129,900

$142,000

NICELY UPDATED

DETACHED SHOP

CLOSE TO SCHOOL

NEW

This little 2 bedroom home is cute as a button in downtown location. Owners has put in many update & renos of newer windows, plumbing, electrical upgrades, new plank flooring, fixtures, doors & more.

#2520

WELL MAINTAINED

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Lovely 4 bedrm, 2 bath large family home with fully fin. basement with family & games rooms. Bright spacious kitchen incl. 5 appliances. Beautiful fenced backyard with lane access & RV parking.

Beautifully finished home in excellent location, across from Park. Owners have refinished virtually everything inside & out. New windows, doors, furnace, HW tank, U/G sprinkling, deck & garage.

4 bedrm home with open kitchen, dining & living room plus a fully finished bsmt. Huge 15,000 sq.ft. lot fenced with inground pool and detached heated shop. Quiet area.

6 bedroom home nicely renovated, 3 bedrms up and 3 bedrms down in a ground level inlaw suite. Large fenced yard with a 34x20 detached garage/shop. RV parking and garden area. Newer floors, kitchen & bathroom paint. Great place to raise a family.

Great recreational area all year round. Lovely 2 bedroom home with attached double garage, beautifully landscaped with RV prkg & sani dump. Live year round or use a rec. getaway. Easy access off Coquiahlla Hwy.

#2521

#2523

#2489

#2514

#2524

$229,900

$210,500

$315,000

$298,000

$339,000

DETACHED SHOP

CUSTOM RANCHER

LARGE FIENCH YARD

NICE HALF DUPLEX

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MOVE IN READY

BIG SHOP

BACKS ONTO GOLF COURSE

CACHE CREEK

Great family home in great area with views from top floor deck. Home has 3 bedrms on the main, open oak kitchen, 1.5 baths, central A/C & partially finished basement. 30x30 detached shop.

1800 sq.ft. rancher only 6 yrs old with 3 bedrms plus bonus room above garage. Open design kitchen, HW floors, crown moldings, 9 ft ceilings and 2 full baths. Fenced backyard with storage shed.

Great family home, close to schools, with large fenced yard with room for RV’s. Home has 5 bedrms, 2 baths and fully finished basement and huge sundeck. Has detached garage shop.

Well maintained home in good family area & close to school. Bright living room, spacious kitchen, huge family room, 3 bedrooms up, 2 baths, newer vinyl windows & fenced backyard with patio.

2 bedroom strata townhouse, close to all amenities. Top floor unit with nice views and comes with appliances. Great for first time buyer or retiree wanting no yard work.

3 bedroom townhouse with recent upgrades of paint & flooring. Was one of the first showhomes. Nice floor plan, vaulted ceilings, gas F/P, 2.5 baths, laundry upstairs. Big backyard.

Well maintained corner lot with 5 bedrm, 2 bath home with updated & tastefully decorated. Completely fenced private yard with lots of room. Has large new deck and 20x28 insulated shop. Lots of parking

Incredible property in great neighbourhood, backs onto golf course. Home has 2200 sq.ft. in total, 3 bedrms, 2 baths, new HW tank and HE furnace installed in 2014, wood burning insert in the basement.

Great 4 bedrm home with some upgrades of furnace, HW tank & roof. Has detached garage/ shop with power plus a carport. Private backyard backs onto Bonaparte River.

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#2278

#2512

#2345

#2408

#2462

#2497

#2494

#2389

$389,900

$295,000

$234,900

$154,900

$103,900

$199,900

$299,000

$264,900

$229,900

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FIRST TIME BUYERS

CHARMING HOME

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DESIRABLE LOCATION

NEWER APARTMENT

IMMACULATE HOME

HALF DUPLEX

NICE ADDITION

ALLISON LAKE

This executive Bench home has 4 bedrms on main, 1 down, custom fir cabinets with granite counters, S/S appliances, 4 baths & rec.rm & family rm. Nice inground pool and patio for BBQ’s

Half duplex in family oriented neighbourhood and close to school. Has 3 bedrms up, large kitchen, updated bathrm with newer flooring & tub surround. Large fenced yard with storage/ work area.

Charming little 2 bedrm home with fresh paint, roof, updated windows & kitchen. Patio off the sundeck, located in quiet neighbourhood, centrally located & lane access. Has insulated shop.

New home featuring open concept kitchen with granite counters, spacious living room, 4 bedrms, 2.5 baths & double garage. New Home Warranty 2/5/10. GST applies.

Family home with 3 bedrms up, 1 down, open concept design with vaulted ceilings, large kitchen, sunken living room, gas F/P and large ensuite. Within walking distance to elementary school.

Large family home with 3 bedrms up plus a 2 bedrm inlaw suite at ground level. New paint & flooring on main, oak kitchen, HW radiant heat& 3 baths. Fenced backyard with garden area.

Newer 2 bedrm apartment on 2nd floor of The Summitt. Unit comes with all appliances. Open kitchen/living area, 2 baths. Great place for the young family or professional.

Quality built & immaculate family home in quiet area on 0.26 acre lot. Home has been well maintained, high quality laminate throughout most of main floor. Main living has 4 bedrms, 5 pce ensuite & 2 other full baths. Has 2 bedrm suite with long term tenant.

Nice half duplex with fenced yard, is close to school and on quiet cul de sac. Home has large kitchen and living room, 3 bedrms up with main bath plus a half bath on the main. New roof in 2015.

2 bedrm mobile with addition in one of the nicest parks. One bedrm on each end with an open concept kitchen eating area & living room in center. Addition has enclosed porch & family room.

Beautifully maintained 2 level lakeview home on 0.57 acre lot only 2 min. walk to lake. 2 bedrms up, 2 down, custom kitchen, vaulted 14 ft ceilings, large wrap around decks with gorgeous views.

#2424

#2468

#2466

#2480

#2506

#2309

#2519

#2505

#2465

#2383

#2397

$429,900

ADULT ORIENTED STRATA

$146,900

REVENUE PROPERTY

$151,500

LARGE FAMILY HOME

$349,900

IN LOWER NICOLA

$279,900 NEW HOME

$319,000 APARTMENT

$159,000 DETACHED SHOP

$419,900

FIRST TIME BUYERS

$146,900

SELLER MOTIVATED

$72,900

$449,900

PRIVATE BACKYARD

LOGAN LAKE

D UCE D E R One of the nicest gated communities in Merritt with views of the Nicola River. Has 3 bedrms, 2 baths, open design living, gas F/P, galley kitchen with nook, laundry on main, hobby & rec.rm down.

Side by side fourplex on 1/3 of an acre in prime location in Lower Nicola. Has been renovated inside & out including the roof & septic system. 20 yr roof installed in 2003. Don’t miss this!

Spacious 5 bedroom home with huge master bedrm with jet tub in ensuite, open kitchen & family room, Cherry stained cabinets in kitchen, 2 huge sundeck in private backyard plus covered sitting area.

Clean & spacious 3 bedrm, 4 level split home on large fenced corner lot with double garage & RV prkg. Home has large living rm with F/P, bright kitchen, 2.5 baths, sundeck off master & an unfinished bsmt.

In new subdivision, this 2 bedroom home features an open floor plan, country kitchen, master with W/I closet, 4 pce ensuite & 13x10 deck. Single garage. Includes appliance package.

Newer 2 bedroom apartment in “The Summit” comes with stainless steel appliances, 1.5 baths and laundry room. No more shoveling snow! Great place to live, close to transit.

Quality built Cape Cod home with 3 bedrms, 2.5 baths, country kitchen, family rm & work area in bsmt. Fenced yard with double garage plus 3228 detached shop, covered deck & a gazebo.

Spacious half duplex with full bsmt & is close to school. Top level has 3 bedrm, main has living rm, kitchen, main bath & dining room. Bsmt has laundry, family rm, storage & full bath. Fenced yard.

3 bedroom family home close to schools & amenities. Home has large living room and kitchen, sliding glass doors to covered deck and fully fin. Bsmt. 24x24 detached shop. Has been drastically reduced for any needed upgrades.

Cozy 2 bedroom home with newer kitchen & bathrm renovations, upgraded furnace, 2 skylights and a backyard an avid gardener would appreciate. Has 2 outbuildings and patio.

Immaculate 4 bedrm family home in quiet cul de sac. Large master bedrm with ensuite, spacious kitchen, has F/P in living room & family room. Nicely landscaped backyard with large deck.

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#2392

#2183

#2456

#2319

#2340

#2426

#2467

#2368

#2285

#2482

$210,000 TRIPLE GARAGE

$265,000

CUSTOM UPGRADES

$435,000

OVER 2900 SQ.FT.

$274,900

EXTRA LARGE LOT

$299,900

OVER 3700 SQ. FT.

$159,000

EXTRA LARGE LOT

$514,900 RURAL SETTING

$154,900

GREAT NEIGHBOURHOOD

$207,700

$168,500

$243,900

OVERLOOKS RIVER

TOWNHOME

SPENCES BRIDGE

POO Quality built home with views & approx. 4000 sq.ft. on 3 levels. Large chef’s kitchen with new counters & backsplash, large family rm, 4 bedrms, 4 baths, fabulous master suite & much more.

Custom designed 3 bedrm, 2.5 bath townhouse with many extras of upgraded custom cabinetry throughout, 2 skylights, larger HE windows, bath tub in ensuite, upgraded fixtures & more.

Large family home with 3 bedrms up, open design kitchen with skylights, 2 gas F/P’s, 3 pce ensuite and approved suite on ground level. Nicely landscaped yard. Double garage.

#2384

#2459

#2483

$519,900

WALK TO SHOPPING

$229,000

IN LOWER NICOLA

$329,900

Possible 5 bedrm, 2.5 bath home on 1 ½ lots, close to shopping, hospital & school. Great yard, lots of parking. Double garage with 10 ft doors & a work area. Has A/C, U/G and drip irrigation, stainless steel appliances, B/I vac & storage shed.

#2504

NICE FLOOR PLAN

$389,900 DUPLEX

Excellent location & close to schools this home has 2 full floors plus bsmt, 3 bedrms up, 5 baths, 2 car garage and legal 2 bedrm daylight suite with separate entrance. Nice covered deck in back.

Older 2 bedroom home in nice neighbourhood, close to the downtown. An extra large 13,780 sq.ft. lot with subdivision potential. Lane access, huge backyard with single garage.

Enjoy the private setting in Lower Nicola on 0.33 acre lot with several fruit trees and is close to school. This home is perect for a starter home or retired couple. Great views off the deck.

5 bedroom home with HW floors, upgraded kitchen counters & paint. Huge lot of over 12,000 sq.ft. with private backyard, inground pool, hot tub & sundeck. Home has full basement with large rec. room, workshop area

Clean 3 bedrm mobile with covered deck & parking stall. New HW tank & new motor in furnace. Home is move in ready, comes with appliances. Pad rent $346 per month.

Totally updated 3 bedrm home with walking distance to downtown. New paint, most flooring, kitchen counters, cabinets & bathrooms. Has 3 bedrms 2.5 baths & bright sunroom. Double garage.

Quality built log home on 1.03 acres with fruit trees & mature shrubs. Home features 3 bedrms, 2 baths, vaulted ceilings, huge living rm, large country kitchen, huge sundeck & fully fin. bsmt.

#2214

#2394

#2299

#2438

#2352

#2491

#2419

$299,900

FANTASTIC VIEWS

$135,000

WELL MAINTAINED

$229,000

LOCATION, LOCATION

$329,900

GREAT STARTER HOME

$44,900

DESIREABLE LOCATION

$267,500

$319,900

INVESTMENT

DUPLEX

D L O S 2 bedroom mobile in Eldorado Mobile Home Park. New plumbing with heat tape, 1 bath, comes with all appliances. Quick possession. Close to golf course. Pad rent $346 per month.

3 bedroom home on 0.35 acres with creek. Home has large living room, galley kitchen, 2 bedrms up, 1 down in renovated bsmt with new carpets, paint & HW tank. 24x28 detached shop.

Newer 4 bedroom home with 2 bedrm suite in bsmt. Very nice floor plan, big master bedrm with ensuite, kitchen has Cherry colour cabinets. Fenced backyard and very nicely landscaped.

Side by side duplex within walking distance to amenities. Each side has 100 amp, 2 bedrms 1 bathm kitchen and living room plus a fenced backyard. Total duplex in 864 sq.ft. Adjacent duplex also for sale.

3 bedroom rancher with fantastic views of the valley. 5 yrs old, open concept plan, vaulted ceilings in kitchen, 3 baths. 2 car garage with exposed appgregate concrete driveway.

2 bedroom home in good Park. Has a wood burning fireplace and an open kitchen, newer windows, fenced yard, nicely kept and storage shed in back with garden area & fruit trees.

Clean, spacious home with 3 bedrms up, 2 down, newer floors & kitchen cabinets. In desirable area close to shopping & amenities. Newer vinyl windows, detached garage, fenced backyard.

Traditional style 5 bedroom, 2 bath character home located close to schools & easy access to downtown. Home has HW flooring, central A/C, large fenced lot with deck & RV parking.

Well constructed home in upscale neighbourhood. Enjoy the great views from this 4 bedrm, 3 bath home with cozy breakfast nook in kitchen, gas F/P in living rm & family rm with patio door to deck. Fenced backyard.

Side by side duplex close to shopping. Each side has 100 amp service, 2 bedrms, bathroom, kitchen & living room. Fenced backyard. Adjacent duplex also available.

Side by side duplex within walking distance to shopping. Each side has 100 amp service, 2 bedrms, 1 bathrm, kitchen, living room and fenced backyard. Adjacent duplex also for sale.

#2334

#2234

#2435

#2370

#2372

#2499

#2349

#2430

#2421

#2381

#2371

$53,000 INVESTORS

$209,900

DESIRABLE BENCH AREA

$309,900 NICE END UNIT

$159,900

ACROSS FROM PARK

$254,900

S Great for investors or first time buyers. Home has 3 bedrooms up, 1.5 baths, newer windows & siding and a partly finished basement. Close to schools. 100 amp service. Carport in back.

Charming, bright south facing home with 3 bedrooms plus den (or 4th). Home requires some updating. Has 2 baths and fully finished basement. Has 22x20 garage/shop.

Tastefully decorated townhouse, end unit with a bigger yard & less traffic. 3 bedrms up plus office, 3 pce ensuite, bright open concept on main with laundry & powder rm. Great patio & large fenced yard.

This 2 bedrm character home has 1 bedrm up, 1 down, open kitchen concept, and large rec. rm. Yard is fenced with 1 car detached garage/ shop and room for RV’s. Close to walking trail.

4 bedrm family home with HW floors, open concept, gourmet kitchen comes with appliances and a fully finished basement. Recent asphalt shingles, some windows & exterior doors. Nicely landscaped.

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ROLLING HILLS Private 10 acres that backs onto Crown land and access to snowmobile, ski, quad or bike ride. 3 bedrm, 3 bath home with fully fin. bsmt with large rec. rm. Has 32x32 heat shop. Easy access off Coquihalla Hwy. and close to fishing lakes.

Prime agricultural farmland with approx. 8 acres in hay. Home has 2 bedrms + den, 2 baths, large kitchen w/pantry, deluxe ensuite & large covered deck. Has 26x20 storage shed, 2 horse stalls, water rights & more.

Located only 2 km from city this historical south facing parcel sits on bench above Highway 8 with panoramic views. 31 acres in bay, has marketable time, a rock quarry and 3 bedrm home.

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Commercial building with 2 bay garage and 2 bedroom living quarters in the back. Zoned C-4 which allows for many opportunities. Good visibility, quality built building & 200 amp service.

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WATERFRONT HOME Build your dream home on this 9.9 acres. Has some trees, open, sunny, views, easy access off highway, a well in place and power is on the road. Call for more details

Commercial building in downtown core of approx. 5000 sq.ft. of commercial space on main floor and 1100 sq.ft. above in 3 bedrm suite, currently rented. Run your business & live upstairs.

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$325,000

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This 4 bedrm country home has a well kept yard & is nicely landscaped with fish pond. Home has new roof, HW tank, central A/C, new pex plumbing, new drywall & flooring in bsmt. Includes storage shed & workshop.

Great opportunity on this 1.74 acres with city services, fenced and can be rezoned to suit your needs. Has 1 bedrm home plus a 900 sq.ft. outbuilding in park-like setting with large water feature. This property has subdivision potential. Call for more details.

Magnificent 5 bedrm home on Nicola Lake with unique open designed family area with large bedrms & family room with an extra summer kitchen. 3 floors, 2 large covered decks. Has detached triple garage & an underground boat house bunker.

Located just 15 mins. From Merritt, this acreage would be great to build your dream home. Easy access, open, sunny, views, some trees, well in place & power on road.

Great building of 1680 sq.ft. on corner lot in high traffic area. Previously used as showroom for car dealership, and is fenced. C-2 zoning allows for many options. Great location

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Exquisite 0.83 acres in upscale neighbourhood, river frontage with enchanting views. This unique parcel offers both privacy & accessibility. All services to lot line, ready to build.

8500 sq.ft. pre-cast tilt up building on corner lot with excellent exposure and easy access to truck route. Situated on 0.8 acres, lots of paved parking, has loading dock to retail area.

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Approx. 22 acres mins. From downtown Merritt. Nicely renovated 4 bedrm, 3 bath home with new flooring, bathrms & paint. Has horse barn, 100x44 metal Quonset and new drilled well.

Great property for horses with riding. This 5 bedrm level entry rancher has a walkout bsmt, 3 baths, updated flooring, plumbing & HW tank, vaulted ceilings, large country kitchen & large deck.

Beautiful 4 bedrm, 3 bath log home with open design, new Mill Creek cabinets, new flooring & furnace heat pump. Has numerous outbldgs, barn, storage shed, garage & more.

Well kept 3 bedroom, 2 bath home at Harmon Estates on Nicola Lake. Nicely landscaped yard with fruit trees & vegetable garden. The kitchen, living room and master bedrm overlook the lake.

10.9 acres in Miller Estates, a subdivision of custom built executives homes. Land is south facing, sloped with some trees. Great place to build your dream home and enjoy the views.

Perfect for automotive repair shop with 3 bays, parts room with assorted tool & hoist. Zoned C-2, has 3 separate titles. Building has 3164 sq.ft. and total land is 17,625 sq.ft.

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The perfect location just 35 mins. From Highland Valley Mine and 25 mins. From Merritt. Home features 1800 sq.ft. rancher with upgrades, 4 bedrms & 2.5 baths. Has barn, great shop with concrete floor plus small outbldgs.

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$324,900

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Great family home on 1 acre just outside of city limits. This home features 3 bedrms up, 1 down, updated kitchen, parquet flooring, rec.rm with bar, detached double garage + 1 car garage attached

Fantastic lakefront lot of 0.99 acres on Nicola Lake that already has a driveway started down to the more level area near the water. Great lot to build a walkout bsmt home & enjoy the beach.

Build your dream home here or make this acreage your weekend getaway. Driveway, septic approval and drilled well (25 gpm) are already done

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276 acre site with incredible mountain & lake views. Property has an allowed legal density of 62 units maximum. This parcel is above Nicola Lakeshore Estates.

3 separate title lots with 1200 sq.ft. building with 2 bays and fenced yard. Was a former gas station. Good highway exposure. Call for more details.

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One acre lot with fabulous views of the lake & mountains. In quality subdivision of custom built homes. Worth the drive to take a look while these opportunities are still available.

Private acreage, treed with great access to Spius creek. Several good building sites, has a drilled well and hydro to lot line. Located in Sunshine Valley off Cleasby Road.

Flat commercial lot zoned C-3 on one of the busiest streets in Merritt. Prime location to start your business or relocate it to a better location. Services to property line.

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A great property in well developed subdivision of acreage lots. This unique property has a large amount of river frontage. Hydro at lot line, septic must be installed. Most of land is flat and useable.

Immaculate 2000 sq.ft. commercial building in downtown core. New roof in 2013, renovated interior including new paint throughout. Parking in back with lane access. Great for investor or entrepreneur.

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0.91 acres fronting the Nicola River in the city limits. Within walking distance to downtown. City services not yet to lot line but with vicinity and be arranged for hook up.

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Great character building in downtown Merritt. High traffic area, located beside 7-11 store. Zoned C-2 allows for many business opportunities. Has living quarters in back of building with some recent renos. Call for more details

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This 26 acre rural property is approximately 15 minutes from Merritt. All natural grass land with 2 ponds and a seasonal creek. Great spot to start a farm and build your dream home.

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Great location on a corner lot on main street coming into Merritt. This 7300 sq.ft. building is zoned C-4 with a site specific zoning for prof. offices, doctors, lawyers etc. Lots of parking

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After four years, Merritt is country festival country again. But as organizer Kenny Hess wants to make clear, this isn’t the Merritt Mountain Music Festival. This is Rockin’ River, and he’s careful to point out that he’s been doing this for six years, just in a smaller venue. Where in Mission the venue was only able to hold 10,000, the new digs just outside of town cap out at nearly 40,000. He said the facility is the only thing about the festival that’s going to change. “It’s going to be the same thing,” he said. “It’s going to be a very well run, organized event.” He said that he didn’t think Mountain Fest intended to be anti-family friendly, it just “kind of got away from that.” As far as Rockin’ River goes, expect a more family friendly atmosphere. He’s partnered with the eight local First Nations to set up an

“I know a great deal of people in the community, and they’ve been very supportive over the years.” - Kenny Hess, festival organizer interpretative centre with interactive displays on site, as well as painting and other activities for kids. If they’re under 12 years old, they get in for free. “We have a chance of keeping that atmosphere and making the event as successful as we possibly can through that,” said Hess. “That’s the goal anyway.” And he’s optimistic he can achieve that goal. With acts like Lady Antebellum, Big and Rich with Cowboy Troy, Dierks Bently, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and Canadian acts like Dallas Smith, Tebey, and Hess himself, he isn’t modest about the quality of the music. “[Attendees] can expect to see some of the best musicians in the world, see some of the best music that there is in coun-

try music today, and I think just overall have a wonderful experience,” he said. “I’m very proud of what we’re bringing.” There’s also going to be plenty of food. “We’re going to have all kinds of vendors there, including some favorite local ones,” said Hess. “We’re going to do everything we can to represent the community as well as we can with what it has to offer.” He said Merritt is lucky to have the kind of people that make his job easier. “I know a great deal of people in the community, and they’ve been very supportive over the years,” he said. “I know if it wasn’t for some of the people within the community, I wouldn’t have found it quite as attractive to come back here and do the festival here.”

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Wineries, breweries, cideries and distilleries with licensed lounges can now sell patrons liquor they didn’t produce. Until now, a distillery couldn’t sell anything other than the spirits it produces – a glass of B.C. wine was off limits – and a winery couldn’t oblige if one guest at a table wanted a beer instead of the local grape. Those lines are erased under the latest change stemming from B.C.’s liquor policy review. But there will be a limit – a maximum of 20 per cent of sales by a given producer can consist of liquor produced off-site. That’s intended to keep the focus on unique local offerings. “We are doing away with B.C.’s archaic liquor rules,” Attorney General Suzanne Anton said, adding the change will give more choice to consumers while supporting B.C. tourism and small businesses. Craft Distillers Guild of B.C. president Tyler Dyck said the move opens the door for craft brewers, vintners and distillers to cross-promote each other. The new rules also apply to special events, so a wedding or other event at a winery or other liquor producer will no longer have to get a special occasion licence to serve alcohol. Anton indicated more reforms may be coming in areas where “further red tape can be cut.”

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Businesses hoping for festival boost From Page 5 After signing up for the event at the festival, teams will be tasked with visiting eight businesses in Merritt that will have activities for them to complete. The fastest time will win tickets for next year’s festival. “They have to come to the downtown core, follow the map and then do the race,” Gillespie said. She said she anticipates the race will also bring spectators from the festival to Merritt businesses to watch. Coopers Foods, Purity Foods, Home Hardware, Vision Quest, The Grand Pub & Grill, Subway, Merritt Desert Inn and Extra Foods will be the participating businesses. Keith Walliser, owner of Extra Foods said he’s curious to see how this event does. “It wasn’t very expensive to try it, so we thought if they can at least get people down here ... it will get the word out that we’re participating, we’re involved and maybe people will come shop here a little bit more,” Walliser said. The Amazing Race event is scheduled to take place between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday. School buses have been rented from a Kelowna bus company by the chamber of commerce to make a handful of stops around town. Additionally, Merritt’s BC Transit system will be extending its Diamond Vale route to include a stop at the Moon Shadows Campground for the festival. Transit runs Thursday starting at 4 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The chamber’s shuttle buses will operate from 2

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hard on ourselves at such times, and begin to question our ability to ever accomplish our goal. If “A” (where we are now) does not lead directly to “B” (the goal), then it must be due to a fundamental inadequacy on our part. Right? Wrong! What we need to understand is that most goals we set require effort. Often, they involve changing long standing habits. Large aspects of

our personal operating system may need to be adjusted. Setting the goal is like deciding where you want to go for a vacation: choosing a destination. Actually getting there requires planning, and organization. We have to do the steps in between, if we are to arrive at our destination, and it rarely happens overnight. Often, there will be glitches along the way, and we may have

to readjust our plans even though the goal remains the same. The same is true, whether our goal is to improve our marriage, become more organized, to lose weight, become more fit or save more money. We may start out all pumped and positive, and then at some point our energy for the project begins to lag. At that point, it is important to focus on what we did well-what little areas of improvement were noted.

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Strength training for hockey DR. COLIN GAGE Spinal COLUMN For this week’s article, I wanted to share some of the findings that I came up with when I was doing research for a hockey specific strength training program now offered at my offices. Some of the findings I was well aware of, but others surprised me! Please read on. The biggest surprise I found was that as the number of kids enrolling in spring and summer hockey leagues has increased significantly, so has the number of hockey related injuries. By this I mean that many minor hockey players are now skating and playing hockey practically year round. They are no longer switching to different sports and activities when their regular hockey season finishes.

This scenario doesn’t give their mildly strained or overworked areas of their body time to recover from the winter season of hockey. Also, playing primarily just hockey for most of the year doesn’t allow their non-hockey related muscles to develop equally, creating muscle imbalances. The research is showing that these two factors make the kids much more prone to experiencing hockey related joint and soft tissue injuries. Another interesting concept that I was already aware of but want to share with you was the importance of core strength in hockey players. As I near the 20 year mark of being a chiropractor, I am well aware of how a weak core can significantly contribute to the occurrence of back injuries in my patients. The same is true for

hockey players. A strong core will allow a hockey player to shoot harder, skate faster, push away opponents easier in the corners or in front of the net, and also improve many other aspects of their game. As well, a strong core is crucial in preventing hockey related muscle and joint injuries. Another key point that many coaches and trainers don’t consider is that hockey is a “one legged sport.” If you think about it, when a person is skating, only one leg is actually bearing weight

at a time. Therefore, when choosing exercises to improve leg strength and endurance, pick exercises that should be done on one leg at a time. Also, these exercises should be done in a standing or squatting position, not seated. Single-leg standing exercises force the pelvic stabilizer muscles (the muscles in and around the butt, lower back and core) into action. These muscles, which are critical to balance and overall sport performance, are not activated in a two-legged stance. If you have any questions about our rehabilitation programs or the hockey specific strength training program, please do not hesitate to contact me directly at my office at 250-378-5456.

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Here we are again, another year half gone. When we look back over the year, half of us have had a birthday. We have been blessed with health, food, shelter, wealth, and a doctor when we need one. What more do we need?

One day Jesus was talking to the children. He was taking them, one at a time, up on his knee and blessing them. As He went to leave a young man came running up to Him. “Good Master.” He said, “What must I do to be saved?”

Have we realized that God is the giver of every good gift? We need to be thankful for His mercy. Or are we just looking at the wants that the world is looking for? Power. Money. Fame. Do these things, along with drinks and foods that we consume bring real satisfaction and well being? These things do not bring peace and happiness. What about tomorrow and the days following?

Jesus said, “Keep the commandments.” The man said, “I have kept all these. Why do I still feel empty?” Jesus said, “Sell all you have. Give to the poor and you will have treasures in Heaven, and come and follow Me.”

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Golfers survive the rain in mixed competition Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

A rare bout of rainfall greeted the 26 teams that took part in this year’s mixed tournament at the Merritt Golf and Country Club on Sunday. At times, the precipitation came down in torrents. The wet stuff didn’t faze overall low net tournament champions, Dick and Jean Kimber from Mission, one bit. The Lower Mainland couple turned drizzle into sizzle, topping the field with a combined score of 65.8, four-tenths of a point better than net runnersup Ron and Shelley Sanders from Merritt. “Coming from Mission, my wife said we have web feet,” Dick said with a laugh. “The wet conditions and wet grass didn’t bother us at all.” That said, Kimber conceded the win was still a pleasant surprise. “We played in the tournament last year and only came in seventh. Jean and I also

did a practice round on Saturday. The way we played, I told her that if we played like that on Sunday, we’d just be throwing our money away.” The Scotch twoball format of the annual Merritt mixed tournament suited the Kimbers to a tee (pun intended). “It’s an interesting format that played right into our hands,” Dick said. “Jean is incredibly consistent off the tee box and always puts her drives right down the middle. I drive fairly long but not very straight, but my iron game is steady. We never made any big mistakes that cost us.” Quite apart from winning the Merritt event, the Kimbers enjoyed their time in the Nicola Valley immensely. They brought up their camper and stayed the whole weekend. “Everyone treated us like family, and (club owner) Sydney van Rensburg was a great

2015 MGCC MIXED 2-BALL

Merritt Golf & Country Club, July 26 Results

UNDER COVER Golfers (left to right) Rhonda Murray, Anita Bilkey and Norm Romano from Kamloops take shelter from the rain under an umbrella as Murray’s father, Borman Flett from Merritt, putts out on the 9th hole. Ian Webster/Herald

guy. We said to ourselves that we have to come here more often.” Kamloops and Merritt teams dominated the results on Sunday, taking eight of the top ten net score placings. In addition, Dan and Karen

Valin won the overall low gross title with an impressive one-over-par 73 under soggy conditions. Karen Valin is the four-time winner of the MGCC’s Ladies Coquihalla Open, which is held in June each year.

Overall Low Net

Dick & Jean Kimber, Mission

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Dan & Karen Valin, Kamloops

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Ron & Shelley Sanders, Merritt

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Kevin & Bev McGladery, Kamloops

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Charlie Larsen & Dorothy Pickering, Kamloops

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Fred Tomlin & Carla Bacon, Merritt

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Dave & Karen Burrows, Kamloops

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Eric & Angela Texmo, Merritt

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Gord Rodd & Laura Graham, Kamloops

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Vern & Heather Hornell, Vernon

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* ties broken by retrogression (count back)

Dick and Jean Kimber Overall Low Net Champions

Dan and Karen Valin Overall Low Gross Champions

Ron and Shelley Sanders Second Low Net

Centennials sign playmaking forward from Connecticut Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

The Merritt Centennials continue their reload for the 2015-16 BCHL season. The club announced this week that they have signed 19-year-old forward Nick Jermain from Norwalk, Connecticut. Jermain played this past year for the Junior A Connecticut Oilers of the Eastern Hockey League. In 49 games with the Oilers, the gifted playmaker scored 14 goals and added 35 assists for 49 points. Prior to his one full season with the Oilers, Jermain played his final two years of high school hockey with the Brunswick Bruins of the USHS, based out of Greenwich, Conn. “I watched [Nick] online play the last two games of the EHL play-

offs,” Cents head coach and GM Joe Martin said. “His team won the finals. He scored a couple of nice goals. His work ethic, his compete and his desire to win shone through. That’s what intrigued me.” Martin contacted Jermain, discussed the BCHL option with him, and invited him out to the Centennials’ second spring tryout camp in Abbotsford in May. “I’d never been out to western Canada before,” Jermain said over the phone from his home on the U.S. east coast. “It was nice to see Vancouver and B.C. and get a feel for what it would be like. “I loved the hockey at the camp. It was very open and offensive, which I really like. I got to play on a line with (current Centennial)

Gavin Gould. He was easy to get the puck to.” “He’s crafty, he possesses a good shot, and I think he can score goals,” Martin said. “At times, he reminds me of (former Centennial) Derek Huisman with his vision. Just a very smart player. A very good package.” For his part, Jermain is quite knowledgeable about the BCHL, its level of play and overall reputation. His teammates at Brunswick Prep School included forward Stephan Seegar (a tradedeadline acquisition of the Centennials this past January) and defenceman Michael Faulkner (whom the Centennials signed earlier this month for the 2015-16 season). The Bruins’ captain during one of Jermain’s years with the Brunswick team was Luke Esposito,

CENTENNIALS BOUND Nineteen-year-old forward Nick Jermain from Norwalk, Conn. will be suiting up for the Merritt Centennials this coming season. Photo submitted

who went on to have a standout year with the Chilliwack Chiefs in 2012-13, recording 18 goals and 60 assists in 62 games en route to earning a scholarship to prestigious Harvard University. “I’ve been close with the Espositos for

a while,” Jermain said. “They’ve helped me a lot with my hockey. Since Luke, there’s been a lot of guys going out to B.C. and enjoying success. I knew that it would be a good league to go to.” Similarly, Martin has been impressed with what he’s been seeing

come out of the Eastern Hockey League. “Last year’s BCHL scoring champion, Corey Mackin of the Coquitlam Express, came from the EHL,” the coach said. “I researched the players in the league, and found a couple in the age group that I was targeting. The one I really liked was Nick. I had good conversations with his former coaches and with college coaches that had seen him play. They all spoke highly of him.” Asked how his summer was going, and how he was preparing for his first BCHL season, Jermain said, “I’m working out with strength and conditioning coach Ben Prentiss at BodyTuning in Darian, Conn. He has probably 20 NHL guys working out there, including Marty St.

Louis (just retired), Jonathan Quick (Los Angeles Kings), Matt Moulsen (Buffalo Sabres) and Max Pacioretty (Montreal Canadiens). It’s cool working out there. You kind of get pushed a little harder.” Jermain is also managing to find ice time at his former Oilers’ facility. “They’ve been really nice to me. Even though I’m not returning next year, they’ve allowed me to continue skating there. I’ve been lucky.” Jermain plans to fly out to San Francisco in mid-August and visit a couple of his older sisters prior to making his way up the west coast to B.C. in time for the start of the Centennials’ main camp on August 22. “I’m really excited for the upcoming year and the challenge of a new league,” he said.

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Another Sloan headed for the state of Texas Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD

Nine years after her big brother Roger made tracks for the U.S.A. and the start of a golf scholarship at the University of Texas-El Paso that would eventually lead him to a career on the PGA Tour, Merritt’s Karlie Sloan is on her way to the Lone Star State, too. The 18-year-old Sloan, who graduated from Merritt Secondary School this spring, has accepted a volleyball scholarship to West Texas A&M University, an NCAA Division 2 school located about 20 kilometres outside Amarillo in the small community of Canyon. “I wasn’t absolutely set on Texas, but it was definitely my first choice,” the younger Sloan said. “Volleyball is pretty big down there.” Sloan began contacting schools in Texas as early as last August — emailing them and sending them videos of her play. The self-promotion

began shortly after Sloan spent a couple of weeks at her brother’s place in Houston, training with the Texas Tornadoes, a club volleyball team. “They have their tryouts each summer, and I practised with the U17 team,” Sloan said. “Their coach, Julie Morton, was also the club’s recruiter of sorts. Part of her job was to help players find places to play at the college and university level. “College coaches would even email her and let her know what positions they were looking to fill, and ask her if she had a player who could fill the spot.” West Texas A&M was one of many schools who initially told Sloan there were no openings available. Then, this May, Sloan got an email that would change her life. “The coach at West Texas, Jason Skoch, asked if I’d landed anywhere yet. He told me that a spot had come open and that he had some scholarship

THINGS ARE LOOKING UP The future is bright for Merritt’s Karlie Sloan, as the 18-year-old volleyball player prepares to take her game to the state of Texas. Ian Webster/Herald

money left.” Sloan signed an NCAA letter of commitment at the end of June. “[Coach Skoch] told me that I was the first international player he had ever recruited. Initially, he wasn’t even sure of all the steps he had to take and the paper work that had to be filled out.” Sloan, who played four years of both high

school and club ball, will join a West Texas women’s volleyball program that is not short on talent or on success. The current Lady Buffs (short for Buffaloes) roster lists players from throughout the western States, including California, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas and even Washington. In his half dozen years as coach at West

Local rugby lasses shine at provincial regional championships

RUGGED CUSTOMERS Three members of the Merritt Secondary School senior girls rugby team made Thompson-Okanagan squads that competed at the Provincial Regional Championships (PRC) at Burnaby Lake in early July. Circled above are Keisha Henry (left)and Jamie Neill of the TORA U16 girls team. Circled below is Katie Huber of the U18 girls side. The U16 team, which included former MSS player Paige Norgaard as an assistant coach, lost all three of their games (20-0 to Fraser Valley, 8-5 to Vancouver Island and 20-15 to Vancouver NSW). Henry and Neill both played in the back row flank position during the tournament. The U18 squad won two of their four matches (14-10 over Vancouver South and 24-0 against Vancouver NWE) en route to a third-place finish. Huber played out on the wing in two games prior to suffering an injury. Photos by PJ Carr Images

Texas A&M, Skoch has led the Lady Buffs to an impressive record of 200 wins against only 30 losses, and six straight Lone Star Conference titles. The team has been a perfect 16-0 in each of its last two seasons. Sloan is understandably both excited and apprehensive about the next stage in her athletic and academic life. “I’m really looking forward to university. It’s going to be an awesome experience. I’m nervous about the volleyball part. But what helps to keep me calm

is the fact that after I get there, I’ll have instant friends — my teammates. That’ll be great.” Sloan doesn’t have long to wait. She and her mom and dad leave for Texas on August 6. “We’ll arrive on campus a week before two-a-day practices start on August 17,” she said. The university volleyball season begins in earnest the first week of September. The Lady Buffs host their own Classic on Sept. 4 and 5. Regular season play continues right through until the middle of

November, followed by conference and regional championships. When Sloan isn’t on the volleyball court, she’ll be attending classes and hitting the books. “I’m planning to work towards a fouryear business degree,” she said, “and afterwards, hopefully, follow in my sister Val’s footsteps and study law.” West Texas A&M or WTAMU is a public university with an enrollment of just under 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The school’s Advanced Wind Turbine Test Facility is one of the biggest in the world, while the university’s Buffalo Sports Park is home to the largest grouping of synthetic athletic fields in the United States.

Lohans cause a stir at Caps camp

At six-foot five inches, it was hard to miss former Merritt Centennials defenceman Kevin Lohan (left) on or off the ice when he played here for one season in 2012-13. Somehow, we did manage to miss the 21-year-old native of Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. in our story last week about past and present Cents players attending NHL development camps this summer. Lohan was in camp with the Washington Capitals earlier this month. Unfortunately, his performance on the ice was at times overshadowed by his family tree, as he is the younger cousin of controversial actress Lindsay Lohan (right). “We’re family, but I usually don’t say much about it,” the hockey-playing Lohan told media at the Caps camp. “To be honest, I haven’t seen her in a while. We used to be close when we were younger. Everyone went their separate ways.” A stay-at-home defenceman, Lohan played 59 games for the Centennials, scoring five goals and adding 18 assists for 23 points. At the end of the season, he won the Joe Tennant Award as the team’s most dedicated player. Lohan has spent the last two seasons at the University of Michigan, playing for the Wolverines. In 37 games last year, he scored two goals to go along with eight assists.

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CERTIFIED MECHANIC Applications are invited for the position of Certified Mechanic with School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) in Merritt. Salary and benefits will be in accordance with the C.U.P.E. Local 847 Collective Agreement. Qualifications are as per the job description for a Mechanic. Plus in addition, but not limited to: s Completion of Grade 12 (Dogwood Certificate) s Valid BC Trade Certification as an Automotive or Heavy Duty Mechanic s Commercial Vehicle Inspection Certification s Valid Class II Drivers Licence with Air Endorsement s 4-years of experience as a Mechanic with specific background in medium, heavy duty truck and school buses s Thorough and current knowledge of the standards, practices, regulations, methods, tools and equipment of the trade s Provides the basic hand tools common to this trade s Welding experience s Demonstrated ability to use initiative to determine, judge and select appropriate course of action s Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems (WHMIS) Certification and familiarity with Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) safety procedures s Valid Class 5 BC Driver’s Licence and an exemplary driving record as demonstrated by a current drivers’ abstract s Physical capability to perform the job duties including working in inclement weather conditions Applicants may submit a resume or apply on-line at www.sd58. bc.ca click on Employment/Support Staff/job code (1032032). Applications, including a detailed resume with a minimum of three references will be accepted until August 11, 2015. Please forward to: Attn: Secretary Treasurer School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) P.O. Box 4100, 1550 Chapman St. Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Fax: (250) 378-6263

JOB OPPORTUNITY TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSON Merritt, BC BC Merritt, AEL TrafÀc Traffic Control Control isis seeking seeking applications applications for for TrafÀc Traffic AEL Control Persons Persons in in the the Merritt Merritt Area. Area. Control Applicants must must meet meet the the following following qualiÀcations qualifications and and Applicants conditions: conditions:

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Current Flagging Flagging CertiÀcate Certificate Current Valid BC BC Driver’s Driver’s License License and and positive positive driving driving Valid record record Reliable and and Áexible, flexible, as as the the nature nature of of the the work work isis Reliable on call call (24/7) (24/7) on Physically Àt fit and and able able to to work work outdoors outdoors in in all all Physically weather conditions conditions weather Safety footwear footwear isis required required Safety

Applicants must must provide provide details details of of qualiÀcations qualifications Applicants and experience, experience, as as well well as as a a photocopy photocopy of of Áagging flagging and certificate, driver’s driver’s license license and and current current driver’s driver’s certiÀcate, abstract. Candidates Candidates are are subject subject to to pre-employment pre-employment abstract. drug testing. testing. drug Please send send your your application application to: to: Please Mike Davidson Davidson Mike Traffic Control Control Supervisor Supervisor TrafÀc 103-1121 McFarlane McFarlane Way Way 103-1121 Merritt, BC BC Merritt, V1K 1B9 1B9 V1K Fax: (250) (250) 378-4106 378-4106 Fax: Email: mdavidson@emconservices.ca Email: mike.davidson@emconservices.ca AEL will will also also be be having having a a 22 day day TrafÀc Traffic Control Control Course Course AEL August 18 & is $300.00 (GST included). For August & 19th. 19th,Cost $300.00 GST included. For more more information Mike Davidson call 250-378information email email Mike Davidson or callor250-378-4176 4176101 EXT 101 EXT

Only those applicants being interviewed will be contacted.

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 58 (NICOLA-SIMILKAMEEN)

Conayt Friendship Society

Employment Opportunity FAMILY PRESERVATION COORDINATOR (30hrs per week) The selected candidate will be responsible for identifying family’s problems, assisting family’s to figure out a solution and develop a holistic approach to achieve a positive outcome. To support activities offered by the Conayt Friendship Society’s Family Preservation program. S/he provides leadership, advocacy, direct services, and facilitates activities to promote and optimize the healthy development of families living in the Merritt area. Reporting to the Programs Manager the Family Preservation Coordinator ensures the program remains, efficient, effective and accountable to the Society, its funding partners and stakeholders.

Qualiﬁcations and Requirements: r Degree in Social Work is mandatory; please provide copy of grades and degree with resume; r Familiar with Ministry of Children & Families Development Case Management practices; r Proficient computer skills in MS office, Internet, and email; r Counselling, facilitation, teaching and group leadership skills; r Successful applicant must pass a Criminal Record Check for working with children & vulnerable adults r Successful applicant must have a valid BC Driver’s License with drivers abstract r As per Section 16 of the Federal Charter of Human Rights Act, preference will be given to applicants of Aboriginal Ancestry Closing Date: Friday July 31st, 2015 at 05:00pm Please submit a cover letter and resume to: Attention: Executive Director Conayt Friendship Society 2164 Quilchena Ave. PO Box 1989 Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Phone: (250) 378-5107 Fax: (250) 378-6676 E-mail: reception@conayt.com *All resumes will be carefully reviewed, however, only those applicants invited to an interview will be contacted.

IN FIND IT THE CLASSIFIEDS

School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) is accepting applications for the following relief positions to be kept on Àle for 6-months and will be reviewed should a relief position become available:

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We are seeking a team player with a professional attitude to Description work and learn in a fast paced, business environment. We are seeking a mature reliable team player with a professional attitude Q uali¿and cations to work learn in a fast paced, business environment. The ideal candidate Quali¿cations must be motivated and take the initiative to sell multiple media products, including on-line advertising The ideal candidate must be motivated and take the initiative to sell and special withon-line existing customers and multiple mediaproducts, products, work including advertising and special develop new customers. Strong interpersonal skills and a products, work with existing customers and develop new customers. Strong interpersonal skills and a strong knowledge of sales andAbove strong knowledge of sales and marketing are required. marketing are required. Above average communication skills, average communication skills, valid driver’s licence andable a to work on their own, strong time management skills, valid driver’s licence reliable vehicle are necessary. and a reliable vehicle are necessary. If a rewarding challenge resonates with you, contact us today. If a rewarding challenge resonates with you, contact us today. Please submit your resume and cover letter to: Please submit your resume and cover letter to:

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Relief Custodian: Applicants are required to have a minimum Grade 10 education and a valid BC Driver’s License. (Job Code #122391) Relief Bus Driver: Successful applicants will be required to have a Class 2 or higher license with air, a minimum Grade 10 education and six months to one year commercial driving experience or equivalent combination of training and experience. Preference will be given to those with bus driving experience. Drivers will also be required to provide a Driver’s Abstract. (Job Code #122390) Relief EA: Applicants for relief Education Assistants will work with special needs student(s) in various schools in the District. QualiÀcation requirements will vary subject to the needs of the student(s). (Job Code #514834)

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Relief Secretary: A minimum typing speed of 55 w.p.m. is required. (Job Code #133681) Relief Noon Hour Supervisors: 1 hour per school day. Previous experience dealing with students would be an asset. (Job Code #133684) All positions are on-call positions. Salary and beneÀts will be in accordance with the C.U.P.E. Local 847 Collective Agreement. Applicants may submit a resume or apply on-line at www. sd58.bc.ca click on Employment/Support Staff/job code. Applications, including a detailed resume with a minimum of three references will be accepted until August 14, 2015. Please forward to:

Attn: Secretary Treasurer School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) P.O. Box 4100, 1550 Chapman St. Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Fax: (250) 378-6263

Only those applicants being interviewed will be contacted.

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